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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

Hayden made sure not to spill the pumpkin spice latté he had ordered from Starbucks. Even if Brinna had never really given him the time of day, he felt like they were getting somewhere. She had opened up to him. Even if he had no idea what he was doing, the set wasn't far from the filming of Justice League; he might as well greet a friend and show his ardent support for her work. After reading the favorite of Brinna's various writings, he truly believed that she had some talent. He made his way through a small crowd of viewers who had come out to try as extras. "Hi! Is Brinna here?" he asked a man in a black security suit. He then spotted her at the man's side. "Brinna! Hey!" he waved with one hand.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
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brinna looked down the row of women looking to become extras in her movie. she wasn't particularly thrilled at the crop that stood around her but they were extras. she could cut as many as she like and be happy with it. because when push came to shove cooking was her baby and it was going where she wanted it to go. she heard her name being called as she surveyed the lot and let her eyes follow to the direction it came from. her brow furrowed as she looked over at hayden, confusion in her expression. she waved to the guard to let him past before turning on her heel and walking away from the crowd of people. "what are you doing here?" she asked, her french accent heavy on her lips.

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

As always, Brinna looked stunning. Once again, Hayden felt shocked by her tasteful style and, of course, her unique French accent. He pointed at the latté in his hand. "I brought you the seasonal Starbucks... drink..." He paused a bit, wondering if she even liked that kind of thing. Brinna seemed like she was above most mainstream preferences, so he felt foolish all of a sudden. "It's the pumpkin spice latté," he got out. He grinned at her, hoping she would approve.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

it was likely that brinna would never understand the man standing before her, but at this point she'd given up trying. he was always going to do something that seemed futile to her and she was always going to see it that way. it was likely brinna would never go out of her way for anyone, then again she'd made a few leaps and bounds when hayden was around. odd as that may be. starbucks. that was that popular coffee chain wasn't it? brinna drank coffee occasionally but it was usually unflavored and laden with coffee. still he'd made the effort. "that's kind of you." she said with a nod as she reached out for the cup. she could smell the artificial flavorings in the steam but took a sip anyways. "i s'pose you should stick around then?" that was the proper thing to say right?

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

The nod was a sign of her approval, and he basked in it for a few moments. Even her next words were kinder than usual. He was on a winning streak. "I intended to," he nodded. He was visiting while he had a lunch break from his own filming. He was very stressed, but the scene wasn't as intensely focused on Superman, so he wasn't too worried about the lines he had deeply memorized. "How has fimling been for you, Miss Brinna?" he said with a friendly smile. He adjusted the watch on his wrist after glancing at it to make sure he wasn't on a time crunch.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

she couldn't help but feel some hidden confusion, then again this was an emotion that brinna always tended to encounter when hayden was in the vicinity. he had this annoying way of bringing out...something in her and it irked brinna to no end. "well then don't let me stop you?" her words came off as more of a question. brinna was questioning more and more of her words whenever hayden was around and it was maddening. she was so used to being on her game and whenever he was in the room she always felt so...off. "comme çi comme ça." she said, giving the "so so" gesture in the process. "just picking out background fluff." she said as she pushed past a cluster of extras. "i'll be happier when this is over." she looked down at his watch as he adjusted it, cocking an eyebrow at him silently. she didn't understand why he would be stopping by if there was some kind of time dispute but she didn't bring it up. better not to broach subjects with this one.

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

Hayden had to use every fiber of his being to refrain from staring at the beautiful blond in front of him. "Well then don't let me stop you?" Brinna told him. Question or not, it was the closest to flirting he had ever seen coming from the ice queen. Admittedly, he had expected for her to turn him away. Now that she was treating him like a human being, he felt like he had to take advantage of it and stay a little bit longer. After all, he had an important question to ask her. He grinned at her French words, glad that she could pull off speaking two languages in a predominantly English society. "Background fluff? You mean the extras or the camera work?" he asked curiously. "It looks like you've got a lot of local support," he suggested. It was nice to see her in action. He was waiting to see a passion ignite within her.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

brinna had absolutely no problem with being harsh. she wasn't a fan of holding her tongue for anyone, let alone the man who stood in front of her. if she was bothered by him then there was no doubt that she would have said something to him and brushed him off. after all that was what she was good at. still, something about him made her different. she didn't understand it by far but as long as she could tolerate him she really didn't see a point in casting him aside. "all...this." she said as she gestured to all the people around her. she nodded along but continued walking. she was so close to the door now. she wanted to get back to the set where she wasn't surrounded by five million people. "this is nothing. you should see what i have to work with." she said as she finally reached the door and opened it up to the open air set, the ground made to look like desert. "i think it'll work well. the contrast of a struggling character on the absolute brink, surrounded by just as harsh a terrain." she thought aloud, looking it all over.

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

The man obediently followed the French woman as she led him in whichever direction she chose. He liked the sound of it and took comfort in the sound of her voice. "I'm sure it can be tedious," he nodded, grinning a bit. He could only imagine that Brinna was the type to dislike anyone with a smaller intellectual capacity than her own -- which constituted at least 95% of the people in the world. She was certainly one of the brightest woman he had ever met, a fact proven when she delved into a poetic take on the set. He looked at the world that had been created around him. His eyebrows knitted together. "This is... beautiful," he told her. "I finished your novel." He stood beside her and looked around for a moment before laying his eyes on her face once again.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

he had no idea how hard it was to be her. it was always such a frustration to be around people who, when she spoke, looked at her as if she'd grown two heads. it bothered her the way people didn't understand her point of view or thought her crazy not because of their opinions, but because she couldn't get her points across the first time. brinna hated repeating herself. she found the effort futile and useless. she never had a problem just walking away from someone if they asked her to repeat herself more than once for reasons other than her accent. it usually meant they weren't paying attention and brinna didn't have that kind of patience. "i know." she said as she looked around the set. there would be subtle nuances everywhere in the show as well. whether or not people picked up on them though, that was the question. brinna looked over at him as he mentioned her novel. he looked like he was waiting for some kind of invitation but that went against everything brinna stood for. she didn't like prodding people for their critiques of her work. she knew she was good. she didn't need anyone to tell her. still hayden didn't seem to be getting that point as he clearly waited for her to say something. "yes, and?" she coaxed not for her sake but for his.

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

Frustratingly, it seemed, Hayden brought the topic of her book to the surface. He didn't mean to make her pry, and she seemed mildly aggravated with his comment. "Well, it was good," he chuckled, surprised that she could be so... complicated. She never failed to confound him. "I mean, it was very interesting. I'm not a person who reads much, but I legitimately enjoyed it. I can't believe I'd never read it before." He was being sincere, not overly complimentary. He figured that she deserved the credit.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

"yes well, of course it was." brinna said with certainty as she took in his words with just the slightest bit of enthusiasm. she didn't know why she gave two shits about his opinion. no one else's seemed to matter so why should his? oh well. another problem for another day. "you said so yourself that you don't read often. my guess would be that's why." it was easy for brinna to point out the obvious to him. he knew her well enough to know that she would. "well, um, thank you for the coffee. is that the only reason you stopped by?"

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

"I suppose I should start reading more," he replied with a grin on his face. She was showing that she seemed to care. She had a way of making him feel like a nuisance and a fox at the same time. How could she put up with him for this long without having an intense attraction to him? He knew that he felt drawn to her. He wouldn't stick around if it were the other case. "Actually, I came here for another reason!" He piped up and took just one step closer. "Miss Brinna, I would like to take you out to dinner on Friday night." After work, he had some extra time; he had plans to make arrangements at the next best restaurant in town. He would find something... French. Just for her. Maybe this wouldn't end in a relationship, but this was Brinna Laroche, and a challenge was a challenge. He would find a way to make her smile.

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[brinna]

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tagged: lam as hayden
setting: filming of cooking
notes: --.

"it would do you well." she said flippantly. reading was everything in brinna's opinion. it had the ability to educate and entertain. it could help you pass the time or teach you how to speak another language. books were incredible and not enough people enjoyed them nowadays. that wasn't to say brinna was in a dying business. even if she only wrote novels for herself people still needed scripts for movies and whatnot. and in todays movie industry there wouldn't be any new films if it weren't for books. she shot him a curious look as he piped up about a second reason for coming, watching at he stepped a little closer to her. "and why on earth would you want to do that?" she found herself saying before she really thought it through. still she was curious. brinna had been asked out on dates before, sure, but that was usually before people got to know her as the ice queen.

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tagged: maggie as brinna laroche
setting: filming of cooking
notes: hai!

Hayden's expression altered to quizzical mode. "Why in the world not?" he asked. He closed the space between them audaciously and brushed his fingertips over her left cheekbone. "Life is too short for me to wonder to myself what it would be like." Brinna was indescribably interesting; he loved the way she could make a simple conversation a battle of the minds. Her level of intellect was probably the most attractive part of her, though Hayden found himself wondering what it would be like to run his fingertips on her bare skin.

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